• Band of Brothers (tv series)

Date of birth:

October 31st, 1919 (Twisp/Washington, USA)

Date of death:

September 20th, 1944 (Nuenen, The Netherlands)

Buried on:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: C. Row: 8. Grave: 32.

Service number:

39186454

Nationality:

American

Born 31-10-1919, the son of Wolter van Klinken and Cora van der Creek, both of Dutch descent. He enlisted in june 1942 the paratroopers and was assigned to Easy Company, 2nd Battalion 506 Regiment, 101 Airborne Division. Was wounded in Normandy and killed in machine-gun fire on 20-9-1944 during Operation Market Garden in Nuenen, near Eindhoven.

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• Photo 1: Jan de Jager
• Photo 2: US Army (Public Domain)
• - Robert van Klinken Visitors Centre Margraten.
  - Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992). Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

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